QE1089 - BPR 5 A 28 1929 - Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 32.937 W 124° 04.367
10T E 414787 N 4933406
Elevation mark near the junction of U.S. Hwy. 101 and SE 123rd St.
Waymark Code: WMR80J
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This Bureau of Public Roads elevation mark was set in a round concrete monument in 1927. It is located west of the junction of U.S. Hwy. 101 and SE 123rd St. about 70 ft west of the Hwy. centerline. Wooden post marks the location and the concrete monument rises about 8 inches above the ground.
NGS PID QE1089 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 6.25 MI S FROM NEWPORT. 6.25 MILES SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM THE NEWPORT CITY HALL, 92 FEET NORTH OF POWER POLE NO. 8, 60 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101, 12 FEET EAST OF R. M. 2 MORRISON AND 1 FOOT SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST, SET IN A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS 7 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND PROJECTS 6 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 5 A 28

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Dept of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Lincoln

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newport South

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: QE1089

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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